Triceratops Definition

trī-sĕrə-tŏps
noun
Any of a genus (Triceratops) of massive, four-legged ceratopsian dinosaurs of the Cretaceous having a large, bony crest over the neck, a long horn above each eye, and a short horn on the nose.
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pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Ceratopsinae "” herbivorous dinosaurs, with a bony frill and three horns on its head.

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Singular:
triceratops
Plural:
triceratopses

Origin of Triceratops

  • New Latin Tricerātōps genus name Greek tri- tri- Greek keras kerāt- horn ker-1 in Indo-European roots Greek ōps eye, face okw- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρί-, stem of τρεῖς (treis, “three") + κέρατ-, stem of κέρας (keras, “horn") + ὤψ (ops, “face").

    From Wiktionary

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